Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore has been released from
detention hours after he was arrested following a criminal defamation
petition filed by journalist, Lekan Fatodu. Read the press statement
released by the state police command Public Relations officer, Dolapo
Badmus
Today, 11/1/2017 at about 15:39hrs, a distress call was
received by the Lagos State Police Command that Mr Omoyele Sowore -
Publisher of Sahara Reporters was being attacked by suspected hoodlums
around Isaac John street, GRA ikeja.
The
police swiftly responded, and upon arrival at the scene contrary to the
report that a robbery attack was taking place, the police met the duo
of Mr Omoyele Sowore and Mr Lekan Fatodu engaged in a brawl/altercation.
With a view to ascertaining what led to the false alarm of a robbery,
both parties were taken before the Commissioner of Police.
In
the course of police intervention, it was found out that the brawl is
in connection with an earlier complaint of alleged threat to life,
defamation of character and blackmail made by Lekan against Omoyele.
Both parties were subsequently referred to the State Criminal
Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti where the case
has been under investigation.
Lagos state Police command releases statement on arrest of Sowore,
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